A Boy from Calabria (Un ragazzo di Calabria) 37 years old
A dream...a hero...a champion!
Like many uninsightful fathers, Nicola is very ambitious and hardworking and perceives himself to be a failure. He has persuaded himself that the only good thing his thirteen-year-old son can possibly do is to work harder and smarter than he himself did, so that he, at least, can fulfill his father's dreams. This end justifies any number of beatings and scoldings, along with constant admonitions to study hard and work hard. As might be expected, this abuse has no effect whatsoever, as it is not based on the boy's own ambitions, which include becoming a championship runner. Despite his mother's attempts to protect him from his aggressively insensitive and stupid father, he gets shipped off to work with some rope manufacturers, who can be counted on to work him like a dog.
Credits
A Boy from Calabria Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gian Maria Volonté He was 54, 61 years old when he died | as Felice |
| Thérèse Liotard She was 38, now 75 years old | as Maria 'Mariuccia' Sileca |
| Diego Abatantuono He was 32, now 69 years old | as Nicola |
| Santo Polimeno | as Mimi |
A Boy from Calabria Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Luigi Comencini as Director. He was 71 (90) years old when He died | Directing |
| Luigi Comencini as Writer. He was 71 (90) years old when He died | Writing |
| Francesca Comencini as Writer. She was 26 (now 63) years old | Writing |
| Ugo Pirro as Writer. He was 67 (87) years old when He died | Writing |
A Boy from Calabria (37 years)
A dream...a hero...a champion!
- Release day: Friday, September 11, 1987
- Runtime: 108 minutes